The cynical side of me wonders whether Target sent out a scammy-looking email on purpose. Fewer people following the link --> fewer people signing up for the credit monitoring service --> fewer people Target has to pay for the service for. And they still get the credit for being "so helpful" and "doing all they can about the breach."

Interesting. Even if that's the case, the email was received by the Gmail account I only use for communicating with friends & family, and that I never (and have never) used for "business" purposes. I'm curious how the got ahold of that address, rather than the address I actually use when I order things from Target.com.

When I get home, I'll check my "business" email address to see if I got it there as well.

Interesting. Even if that's the case, the email was received by the Gmail account I only use for communicating with friends & family, and that I never (and have never) used for "business" purposes. I'm curious how the got ahold of that address, rather than the address I actually use when I order things from Target.com.

When I get home, I'll check my "business" email address to see if I got it there as well.

Something to consider is that scam emails tend to have a link for you to click on. The Target email I received has no links. They want you to type the address into your browser yourself.

Interesting. Even if that's the case, the email was received by the Gmail account I only use for communicating with friends & family, and that I never (and have never) used for "business" purposes. I'm curious how the got ahold of that address, rather than the address I actually use when I order things from Target.com.

When I get home, I'll check my "business" email address to see if I got it there as well.

Something to consider is that scam emails tend to have a link for you to click on. The Target email I received has no links. They want you to type the address into your browser yourself.

I checked it again, and there are indeed no links. I guess it's not a "scam." Given the address it was sent to, it's still "spam."

My mother was almost taken in by the Grandchild scam yesterday. She got a phone call from "her Granddaughter" being stranded in New York after attending a funeral and something about her car and driving.

She really had my mother going and believing her. My mother made my father leave his golf game so he could come home and help to send the money. But then she realized that the grandchild would only be 14 years old and would never be in New York alone or driving. She called my brother, his wife, and both of the grandchildren of that family's cell phones. Of course it was all a scam.

Now the good news is my Mother likes to talk, has many friends, and will tell all her friends everything. So hopefully everyone at her Church, clubs, work, etc, will hear all about it and will know now not to fall for this one.

I'm a member of a homeschooling message board, and somebody actually created an account so he could post this:

Hello i am good VENDOR of dumps...Introducing to the General Public, Our Track 1 and 2 Dumps Service! First hand stuff with good balance!! Available Now. Largest,Freshest bases ever!!! ( World Wide Visa/Mc/Amex/Disco) Superior Customer service Greatest Service of Bin Consultation for your area! Fair Prices, Fair replacement service, and Great Product! i give test to people i can trust.... i also sell ccv and i dont sell things that are lies like wu transfer.... i have track 1&2 for US,CA,many EU and ASIA dumps....for all those who do not trust can buy of my stuff and test first... if they are impressed then they can order many... I accep only WMZ and WU and moneygramcontact me if you want us to talk business.... i can also deal on %% if i trust you....contact me for price listIcq support: 693153737Yahoo Id: darkrain78124/7/365 Only Serious Buyers Contact Now!!

I can't even figure out what the dude is selling. Dumps? Like... computer dumps? It sort of sounds like somebody took all the interesting advertising phrases they could find and just stuck them together. And the "freshest bases" thing makes me think of "all your base are belong to us."

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Emily is 9 years old! 1/07Jenny is 7 years old! 10/08Charlotte is 5 years old! 8/10Megan is 3 years old! 10/12Lydia is 1 year old! 12/14

I'm a member of a homeschooling message board, and somebody actually created an account so he could post this:

Hello i am good VENDOR of dumps...Introducing to the General Public, Our Track 1 and 2 Dumps Service! First hand stuff with good balance!! Available Now. Largest,Freshest bases ever!!! ( World Wide Visa/Mc/Amex/Disco) Superior Customer service Greatest Service of Bin Consultation for your area! Fair Prices, Fair replacement service, and Great Product! i give test to people i can trust.... i also sell ccv and i dont sell things that are lies like wu transfer.... i have track 1&2 for US,CA,many EU and ASIA dumps....for all those who do not trust can buy of my stuff and test first... if they are impressed then they can order many... I accep only WMZ and WU and moneygramcontact me if you want us to talk business.... i can also deal on %% if i trust you....contact me for price listIcq support: 693153737Yahoo Id: darkrain78124/7/365 Only Serious Buyers Contact Now!!

I can't even figure out what the dude is selling. Dumps? Like... computer dumps? It sort of sounds like somebody took all the interesting advertising phrases they could find and just stuck them together. And the "freshest bases" thing makes me think of "all your base are belong to us."

Report this immediately. This guy is selling stolen credit card and identity information

Yes, that is credit card data, freshly dumped from whatever source it came from--say, Target transactions. "i also sell ccv " means that he's selling that 3-digit code that appears on the back of a credit card.